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A phrase I have to issue here on occasion is, "they didn't misunderstand you, they just disagree."


One does not exclude the other.


how much value can you place on a disagreement based on a misunderstanding, though? i don't think that's the relevant case.


I think a big part of this topic discussion is that there's a LOT of value in those- that many disagreements are simply down to having a different understanding about context and facts, and that giving the other person the benefit of the doubt can help people navigate those. It actually seems like one of the most relevant cases to me.


Understood.

And agreed about the nature of many disagreements coming down to context and facts. My comment is aimed at people who seem to insist that other posters don't understand their context or have all the facts, when they actually do and yet continue to disagree.




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